'I am King': Financialisation and the paradox of precarious work

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-379

  Chan, Sharni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment conditions; financialisation; flexibility; insecurity; J80; J81; neo liberalism; precarious work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883416234     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1035304613495622     Document Type: Article

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